Crystals from metallic clusters: A first-principles calculation
- 15 July 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 48 (3) , 1981-1983
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.48.1981
Abstract
The interactions of the ‘‘magic’’ Si clusters are studied by first-principles electron-structure calculations. It is shown that clusters arranged into the fcc lattice do not conserve their separated-cluster icosahedral structure but coalesce to form a close-packed metal.
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